₦airaland Forum

QueenJazz:
The whole of Twitter and Reddit is backing DR Congo to beat Nigeria. Few of them are the usual underdog advocates, but it seems the majority are the usual suspects (Ghana, SA etc) 😂

I'm still not sure what it is about Nigeria that makes practically every nation want to beef us. 😂😂

I'm also seeing people online trying to gaslight us that Gabon is not as good as DRC, like they weren't hyping Aubameyang et al to the highest heavens before we snatched their chain on national television.

Let Super Eagles just lock in and do this for me abeg. I'm going to be insufferable on Twitter for the rest of the year. 🤧

Maybe because Nigerians are loud
So everyone wants to teach us a lesson

ChrisKels:
Osayi na otu but that goal was on Ejuke. Lemina had no business getting that ball unchallenged. Ejuke was supposed to close him down, but he failed to track back. Chukwueze wouldn't make such a mistake.

Na wetin we dey talk since morning

Procashtips:
Times are delicate.

It's not about how many, but when.

One card is some situations is more dangerous than 50.

Nwabali fit collect 100 cards, we no too care.

Ekong fit collect 1,000, we are secured

But Oshimen? Noooo o

I feel you, Chief

Goke7:
Not a bad performance at all and he got a goal. Good to know we have more options if the likes of Lookman and chuks are not giving enough

Best part of it all

BascoVanVeli:
Chidera Ejuke vs Gabon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUB2nADdHWQ

Good player!!

lordofstrings:
Thank you osayi🙏

If not you deflected that ball, match would have ended 1:0
And it would have taken a toll on Osimhen but you gave him the chance to redeem himself 😊😊😂

Well if you put it that way, then I have no choice but to agree with you
😊😊😊😊🤣🤣

lordofstrings:
Former Injuries he suffered might make him rethink his decisions.
Baba don't dribble as before cus of fear of getting one.

My opinion.

Looks like it
I sense some hesitancy in his play
He tends to play it easy these days

Odunayaw:
Look again. Look at where Lemina was as at the header. Then look at when the ball was with him.

Osayi's job was to track him from driving a run near post and Ejuke's was to dissuade him from passing to the guy in between

First clip
Ejuke should have been closer to Lemina
That's all

If he was, I don't think Lemina would have gotten to the 18 to make that shot..

Basic defending for wingers:
If your fullback goes inside to make a tackle, you man the outside
Ejuke Should have been in front of Lemina not behind and he should have been defending on his wing, not in the middle

camri:
wissa

I don't think Wissa was called up
Maybe injury or something

charlesemeka85:
he was at fault for not tracking back

Simple
Yes osayi will get the blame for the weak header and the deflected goal
But if Ejuke was in position, he would have intercepted that lose ball, or blocked Lemina's shot or forced him wide..

Simple stuff

Odunayaw:
False.
Ejuke has nothing to do with that error.

Watch the game from when Osayi went in for the header, even this clip shows Ejuke should have been tighter on Lemina

chrisooblog:
Ordinarily I would agree but our regular starter Chukwueze isn't consistent enough that's my worry.

True that
Chuks wasn't up to par yesterday
Consistency issues still ..
He has to find it
Sometimes I feel it's a lack of desire to apply himself..
I might be wrong

elyte89:
Don’t make dt mistake…dis is still an osimhen team ,d only difference is chelles style of play will always create chances in a match …it’s left to u to score

Every team needs stars..
No team can go far without stars..
Yes it is an Osimhen team
But the team is learning to score and win games with or without him..

We are making progress
Chelle is doing very well

Goke7:
e go clear for e eye very soon, until yesterday I had always supported Nwabali, but now I no send again. Na so e predecessor lose im position too

Him eye go soon clear

Procashtips:
Now he is walking on eggshells.

One more card, no intercontinental game for him.

Sometimes, the urge to prove must be suppressed when the future is your focus.

How many cards has Osimhen ever gotten in the SE??
Calma chief
Calma

Mujtahida:
That boy can comfortably play in the midfield.

He once played as a DM for Nasarrawa utd

BankyGee:
Scoring a goal after missing ample amount of chances given your reputation and knowing how many stupid drafts have been stored for you, ehn, he for no comot shirt but e reach to comot shirt.

Had it been card no dey dey, I been want make he comot shirt again after the second goal 😏🔥

Like you get!!
A huge weight off his shoulders!!

BankyGee:
He'll go on an upward trajectory from here.

E get one dribble wey he attempt to pass through two players enter box, had it been that thing work 😂 I for still dey shout omo till today.

He would have had an assist too if Victor scored one goal like that

chrisooblog:
Bro make I no lie Ejuke was poor before the goal.

His game picked up after he scored.

Still needs to do more to be a starter.

We don't need him to be a starter
Just a good sub is enough
He's not good enough to start for us..

Also his defensive work can be better
He was badly positioned when Lemina scored that goal...

He should have been covering for Osayi who went to win that header
Ejuke was behind Lemina ball watching, instead of tackling or challenging for the ball

Arizoner:
did you see how he almost gifted aubameyang a goal and one tackle like that

Asin!!!
I shouted!!
I almost wanted Auba to score that, so we can finally bench Nwabali

lexyman:
our team is becoming solid everyday , the SE now have a reliable depth , the match was won from the bench , that is a good thing to happen to our football .... DRC is another team to crack , they are physical , strong and can run .... i think Gabon is more tactical than them . Chelle should have the key to unlock that physicality , i still prefer them to Cameroon .

This is why I actually wanted us to go through the playoffs route..
I know the more games we play, the more solid we become as a team..

I dare say we will win the AFCON or at least go all the way to the final

And if the world cup was sometime soon, I am backing us to win it..

This team has ability, skill, spirit, momentum, togetherness and unity..
It will take a team that has a greater degree of these to best us

BankyGee:
Like for Eric Chelle, share for Finidi George 😏

Finidi no deserve the share at all
Rubbish

Kog45:
It's very rear for a keeper to save deflecting shot but am seeing Nwabali losing his position to Okoye

The way Nwabali is going, it's almost inevitable..
Na why he no wan comot yesterday after that small knock wey him get..
Dude reason am say, if Okoye collect this shirt, I fit no see am collect again o

🤣🤣🤣

QueenJazz:
Super Eagles + Chelle will be a serious problem in 2-3 years time. 🤧

My sister..
Now this team has shown they can score goals.. and moreso without Osimhen..
Once we fix our midfield and maybe goal keeper, omo.. e go hard to beat us

BankyGee:
Abi no be Ronaldo and Portugal lose to Ireland yesterday?

Everytime improvement, improvement, improvement. For a striker that's topping the bloody UCL goalscoring charts.

This guy own criticism no dey ever seem genuine. He always looks for Osimhen to make an error to justify his improvement chant. Osimhen paste two for extra time he no come talk again o, for person wey need improve him finishing.

Osimhen was just off yesterday, abi no be the same Osimhen we dribble round Bodøe Glimt Goalkeeper for UCL? Or better still the Göztepe match wey he entirely DELETE the keeper even in a tighter spot than yesterday?

Even the yesterday, he no off throughout
Only for the 90 mins
For extra time, Monster Machine said I will fix it
And fix it he did!!!!

See mad mentality Monster!!

See ball wey Haaland miss..

What a Big chance missed by Haaland pic.twitter.com/WeqCnaEO4e

— /flash💻 (@__shayhk_ahmad) July 30, 2022

mrwilliams9:
The way we take find Benjamin, abeg may we go find three solid, technically sharp, ball carrying, playmaking midfielders

Sharp!

joelsteron:
Still the same dribble with no end product. compared to moses?
Cut him some slacks pls.

He had a better game compared to Moses
Moses that couldn't put in one good cross and both came in same time

EEGA:
Ejuke's goal exposed the GK weakness.

Osimhen was now able to score from that angle after 4 failed attempts.

💯

EEGA:
Our first 2 goals were made in Spain.

Scored by sevilla's Akor and Ejuke.

Isn't it nice that on a day it didn't quite come off for Osimhen initially, other players could score??

Chelle is doing a great work with this team!!

GIVE HIM A 5 YR CONTRACT!!

EEGA:
Our first 2 goals were made in Spain.

Scored by sevilla's Akor and Ejuke.

More like made in Seville..

EEGA:
Excellent tactics.


Pls Osayi should not start our next match.

Imagine if the referee had given the Panthers, a PK as a result of that shove by Osayi.

The deflection that led to the equaliser,was also from him.

His defending leaves a lot to be desired.

Actually he got a knock before that goal
It affected his mobility